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  • 111start — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ auspicious, bright (esp. BrE), decent, encouraging, excellent, fine, flying, good, great, impressive …

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  • 112onto — W2S1 also on to [ ɔntə before vowels ɔntu $ a:n , o:n ] prep 1.) used to say that someone or something moves to a position on a surface, area, or object ▪ She watched him walk onto the platform. ▪ Don t jump onto (=into) the bus while it s moving …

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  • 113shower — show|er1 S2 [ˈʃauə US ʃaur] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for washing in)¦ 2¦(act of washing)¦ 3¦(rain)¦ 4¦(lots of things)¦ 5¦(party)¦ 6¦(people)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: scur] 1.) ¦(F …

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  • 114issue — is|sue1 [ˈıʃu:, ˈısju: US ˈıʃu:] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(subject/problem)¦ 2¦(magazine)¦ 3 take issue with somebody/something 4 make an issue (out) of something 5 have issues (with somebody/something) 6 at issue 7¦(act of giving something)¦ 8¦(set of things …

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  • 115stake — stake1 W3 [steık] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 at stake 2¦(company/business)¦ 3 have a stake in something 4¦(money risked)¦ 5 high stakes 6¦(pointed stick)¦ 7 the stake 8 in the popularity/fashion etc stakes 9 (be prepared to) go to the stake for/over something …

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  • 116Liste falscher Freunde — Die Liste falscher Freunde listet eine Auswahl häufiger falscher Freunde (Übersetzungsfallen bzw. Verständnisprobleme) zwischen Deutsch und anderen Sprachen, dem in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und in anderen Staaten gesprochenen Deutsch sowie… …

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  • 117negotiate — ne‧go‧ti‧ate [nɪˈgəʊʆieɪt ǁ ˈgoʊ ] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to discuss something in order to reach an agreement: • Union leaders have negotiated an agreement for a shorter working week. • They negotiated a new contract with the sellers …

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  • 118muddle — 1 noun (countable usually singular) 1 a state of confusion or untidiness, that results in things being done wrong: There was a bit of a muddle over our reservations. | We had to get an accountant in to sort out the muddle. 2 be in a muddle a) to… …

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  • 119prevail — pre‧vail [prɪˈveɪl] verb [intransitive] formal 1. if someone or their arguments, views etc prevail, they finally win an argument after a long period of time: • The company is hoping to prevail in a court challenge to the water board ruling.… …

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  • 120lock — 1 verb 1 FASTEN SOMETHING (I, T) to fasten something with a lock or be fastened with a lock: Did you lock the car? I can t get the door to lock. 2 PUT STH IN A SAFE PLACE (transitive always + adv/prep) to put something in a safe place and lock… …

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